Organizing for Reproductive Rights and Justice in Abortion-Restrictive States
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2023 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2024.
This project will focus on social movement activity, and analyze the legal strategies, tactical choices, and coalition building involved in rebuilding reproductive rights and attacking structural sources of reproductive inequality (including inequality on the basis of race, socioeconomic status, and immigration status) in abortion restrictive states. Currently the research is sited in Missouri and Texas.
Role: URAP students will 1) transcribe and 2) analyze audiofiles of interviews of organizational leaders; they will also 3) conduct specific research projects on state history, parallel movements in other states and more, as needed.
Qualifications: Desirable but not essential: some exposure to any of the following topics: reproductive rights, social determinants of health disparities, social movement theory, feminist or critical race theory.
Required: interest in studying social movements that aim to influence the law and in reproductive rights and justice; patience (transcribing can be slow and sometimes tedious work); attention to detail; ability to identify conceptual themes in personal and institutional narratives.
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: We will meet on campus as possible, and otherwise through zoom. Research can be conducted remotely.
Social Sciences